Thaisella coronata
Thaisella coronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Thaisella coronata | |
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| Shell of Thaisella coronata (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Thaisella |
| Species: | T. coronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaisella coronata (Lamarck, 1816) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 45 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Thaisella coronata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574257 on 2019-01-06
- Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102.
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